Share divorced
The percentage of people aged 15 and over who are divorced and have not remarried. It counts who is divorced now, not how many divorces happen. A county where many marriages end but people quickly remarry can show a low figure.
Reported for3,185areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.06not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.33Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typerate%
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
Census ACS 5-year · ACS table B12001_010…B12001_019 (2 cells), divided by population aged 15 and over
Combining areas: an average weighted by population aged 15 and over.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 53 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share divorced and Median ageWhere Share divorced is higher, Median age tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Median age by US county | +0.31 | +0.32 |
| Share divorced and Mean travel time to workPoints one way across counties (+0.07) and the other across people (-0.12), when bigger places count for more: the average county and the average resident disagree. Mean travel time to work by US county | +0.09 | +0.07 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Share divorced and Share White, not HispanicWhere Share divorced is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | +0.15 | +0.23 |
| Share divorced and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Share divorced is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.07 | -0.23 |
| Share divorced and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | -0.03 | -0.14 |
| Share divorced and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.30 | -0.09 |
| Share divorced and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.05 | -0.11 |
Highest and lowest
Of 3,185 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Camas County, ID — 28%
- Trinity County, CA — 27.3%
- Lincoln County, NV — 22.6%
- Esmeralda County, NV — 21.2%
- Barceloneta Municipio, PR — 20.7%
Lowest
- Madison County, ID — 2.17%
- McCone County, MT — 3.58%
- Kusilvak Census Area, AK — 3.62%
- Hanson County, SD — 3.74%
- Sioux County, IA — 4.44%
The middle area reports 11.9%. The middle half of counties falls between 10.2% and 13.5% (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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